the main change in the description is that he's a little heavier set than they first thought. >> reporter: police say a gun- toting elderly man with a pot belly smashed the windshield of a jeep speed camera vehicle, while a contractor was inside. it was parked along the shoulder of the bw parkway near the airport exit. there have been several crazed attacks on speed cameras nationwide, as they've grown in numbers in recent years. it's unclear, though, if the suspect in this case was irate over the camera or something else. >> these are crazy times. i mean, people are being pushed to the edge. >> reporter: investigators say the man was armed with that hammer in one hand, and a shotgun in the other and was yelling incoherently, before he disappeared into the woods. >> no direct positive leads at this time. but nothing has been ruled out. >> reporter: police now believe the man parked his car in one of the many parking lots. signs posted nearby warn of surveillance cameras. police are revealing footage. >> we have confirmed that

traffic has slowed and even stopped when this was occurring, looking to motorists on the side of the road. we know there were other people who saw this. and we'd ask them to call, even if they think their information may be of little assistance. >> reporter: police also a it's unclear whether this attack is connected to unsolved smoking packages. the head of a maryland anti- speed camera group tells wjz, violence is no way to fight cameras. obviously if a gun was involved, that was way over the line. of course, many people are frustrated. people need to express their concerns through lawful means and the system should take those concerns seriously. >> reporter: so where did this guy go? the mystery in the woods. police are also telling us that the prime suspect had clear glasses and a backpack, was wearing blue jeans and a flannel shirts. -- shirt. reporting live in linthicum. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> the contractor who was inside the speed camera vehicle was shaken but not injured in

the attack. some storms in the baltimore region right now. taking a live look outside. it's a steamy july evening. and a flash flood warning is now in effect for one county. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast, and tracking first warning live doppler radar. some folks are getting heavy downpours and lightning and thunder. south of the city. very quiet. take a look at radar. that flash flood warning in effect until 8:15. up in harford county. a couple of drenching thunderstorm cells are moving through the region. it's moving out of the area. you can see down toward abingdon. that is moving in your general direction. another cell was developed just east of the city. in downtown baltimore. dundalk, essex. right along the i-95, route 40 corridor, makes moving off to the east/northeast. again, towards southern harford county. there's still activity out there in some areas. to the west of us, we had a flash flood warning. the storm has moved out of the

region. as you can see, we had one cell here. the rest of the activity in west virginia. for the next few hours, still a risk of thunderstorm activity. some can produce very heavy downpours. we have been tracking that for you. tim has a look at the advisories. also, tomorrow, could crop heavy rains as well. >> bob talked about the flash flood warnings in effect for now. we have a flash flood advisory in effect for tomorrow. until really the heat of the day is lifted. we do expect some showers and thundershowers to roll through the area. some of those could produce between 1 and 2 inches of rain. at times, for all of those darker areas there. and we also will have code orange air quality concerns for tomorrow as well. these storms are going to roll through. it's the front that has been stalled over us. and just these little ripples of disturbance have been rolling along that front. and they're going to continue to move along through tomorrow, before we start to see some clearing possibly late in the day. bob will have your complete

updated first warning forecast comes up. and we'll keep an eye on these for you. >> thank you so much, tim and bob. an accident in the harbor tunnel is snarling traffic. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. >> it's caused massive problems, vic, about 4:55 this afternoon. a multiple-vehicle accident. inside the northbound to the northbound harbor tunnel throughway. is causing significant backups. all the way back to the harbor tunnel throughway, to route 95. just a moment ago, transportation authority police opened the northbound tube, traffic is now begun moving again. you can expect significant delays if you're sitting on the harbor tunnel throughway, or approaching the harbor tunnel throughway, from 97. or i-95, would be the alternate here. to make sure this traffic issue is going to take sometime to clear. just wanted to update everybody. and it appears the accident did suffer minor injuries.

they were transported to thept. no word on their condition. you can see traffic is moving again. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike perry, live on sky eye chopper 13. a new development tonight in the murder of phylicia barnes, the teenager from north carolina, killed while visiting family here in maryland. kai is in the newsroom. >> according to our media partner, authorities have obtained search warrants for e- mail and facebook accounts belonging to phylicia barnes and three other people. this is part of a child pornography investigation. legal experts say this move doesn't necessarily mean that ms. barnes' case has a sex crime element. barnes disappeared while visiting her sister. the body was found months later in the susquehanna river. police have not revealed how she died. >> for more information, read tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. casey anthony will be released from jail in less than

a week. she was sentenced to four years, but she was credited for time served. >> reporter: it's the news casey anthony was waiting for. >> the defendant was given credit for 1, 043 days. >> reporter: after factoring in her time already served and for good behavior, anthony will walk free next wednesday. judge belvin perry sentenced anthony to the maximum one year in prison for each misdemeanor count of lying to police during the search for her daughter caylee. he said casey's lies were costly to the system. >> as a result of those four separate and descrimpght lies -- descrirchghts lies, -- descrirchghts lies, law enforcement extended a great deal of time. >> anthony was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old and arrived in court for her sentencing smiling, her hair down for the first time and wearing makeup. >> i really thought that she thought she was going to walk

free. >> reporter: but anthony's demeanor changed as the judge sentenced her. >> reporter: outside the courthouse, dozens of protestors gathered for the sentencing. they're angry at the not guilty verdict and at anthony. >> it's not enough. she killed her own baby. >> jury duty. >> reporter: the florida mother did have some support. >> reporter: her peers found her not guilty. so she's not guilty. >> reporter: as anthony prepares to begin the next stage of her life, many expect book deals and movie offers to pile up. that's making people who feel justice was not served approximate, even more upset. we have to not give money to her. >> reporter: anthony's long ordeal will soon be over, but she'll enter a world where she's not welcomed by many. in orlando, florida, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> anthony will face the judge one more time. he'll decide if she'll have to pay back the state for the cost of the investigation and prosecution. baltimore tonight is mourning the loss. a local football hero. john mackey was a halt of fame

-- hall of fame player on the field. but he was just as important off the field. mary joins us with more on his passing. >> john mackey died last night at an assisted living facility. today, his wife spoke with me about his life and his legacy. >> he has on his cowboy hat. that was his trademark. his super bowl ring. doing his favorite thing, signing autographs. >> reporter: sylvia mackey is remembering the many great stories, surrounding her hall of fame great husband. one of the famous tight ends who played for the baltimore colts from 1963 to 1971. her favorite memory, john's refusal to accept the ring in indianapolis. >> he said, i'm not going to do that. i'd rather receive it in baltimore in a bar over a beer and crabs than to receive it in

indianapolis. >> reporter: mackey received that at baltimore memorial stadium. sylvia by his side. what he knew and we would soon learn was that he was diagnosed with dementia. john lived with it for 10 years and it led to the 88 plan to help retired players cover medical care. >> look how much good this has done for so many families, and the residual effect, for not only the player and the wife but even the children and grandchildren. >> reporter: john mackey will also be remembered for his efforts to advance player interests and fans will remember many ones like this one, in 2002, he was inducted into the ravens ring of honor. >> when they got to john, they gave him his bault, he jumped up from his chair and ran to the goal post, with the crowd standing on their feet, screaming. because to him, the natural instirchghtd was, you got the call in your hand, you run.

>> so many memories. sylvia is in the process of planning a memorial service for john. today, nfl commissioner roger goodell called mackey one of the great leaders in the nfl history, on and off the field. denise? >> all right. thank you, mary. john mackey was the first president of the national football league's players association. he led the way for free agency and big-money contracts for players. and baltimore remembers another notable figure. tonight, vincent rallo is remembered. he took over an italian restaurant for his father. the local landmark is known for its breakfast and large portions. vincent rallo was 79. the parents of a teenager killed in a baltimore city park, want to make sure it never happens again. their 14-year-old daughter was electrocuted when she touched a metal fence. a new regulation could keep electricity in check.

>> reporter: well, tonight, the green family is urging city, state and private companies companies to continuously check for contact voltage. >> reporter: four years ago, deanna green touched a fence in druid hill park. an exposed electrical wire was touching the fence underground. 227 volts traveled through her body, killing her. now, her parents are intent on having the city take action. with the regulation in the 14- year-old's dame -- name. >> the deanna green rule would work to have surveys done of the baltimore, maryland area to find the stray contact electricity. >> reporter: the greens attend a hearing at the public service commission to come up with a survey scheduled to identify areas with stray contact electricity. >> children and people are all over this city. and the infrastructure is not what it used to be. >> reporter: in february, wjz investigated this problem. riding along with a company

that detected hundreds of sites pulsing with potentially deadly stray voltage. aging and decaying wires under sidewalks, light poles and manhole covers pose a risk to anyone who comes in contact. >> find what the problem is. that's what we have to do. find what the problem is, then come back and do another survey to see if any more problems have creeped up over the years. >> reporter: for the greens, it's a small price to pay to save a life. >> we paid for this with the life of my daughter. >> reporter: private companies as well as city and state agencies are all responsible for maintaining those underground lines. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. anything over 50 volts can be deadly. the body of a bot -- boater who went missing on the 4th of july has been recovered. this is video of 25-year-old james cane's boat. it was spinning in a circle shortly after he and a friend

were thrown overboard. was picked up by another boat and she was not hurt. the drowning of a 6-year- old at sandy point has the state park reviewing safety procedures. as alex demetrick reports, the july 4th tragedy saturday first in recent memory. and might bring on new rules. even when calm, the bay can bring surprises, like large wigs from passing ships. >> also, the tides coming in and out. >> reporter: on monday, huge fourth of july crowds were an additional element. but what caused 6-year-old sycuan kennedy to suddenly go under and drown, remains under investigation. his young sister was with him. >> i saw a little girl crying. and she said, i can't find him, i can't find him. >> my dad found his leg and touched him and picked him up. he was like, here he is, here he is. and he brought him to the sand and did cpr on him. >> along with police, the state park is doing an investigation.

>> we take this very seriously and are doing a review to determine what, if anything, can be done to prevent this from happening again. >> reporter: it happened on a section without lifeguards but with lots of posted warnings. guards only work designated swim areas but don't come on until 10:00 a.m. >> staffing is one element of the study. >> our staffing policies and also the individuals involved, the victim and the family and also our staff. >> reporter: while areas at sandy point without lifeguards do remain open to swimming, no one with the park service is recommending it. >> we encourage families to swim near the lifeguards. we encourage families and anyone else to know that they should never swim alone. >> could there be a popular change in policy, in terms of maybe hiring more lifeguards or extending that zone of protection? >> that is exactly what we're

reviewing right now. >> to keep the day at the beach a pleasant memory. >> recommendations from the safety review are expected shortly. and they'll be passed on for consideration. it will now be up to maryland voters to decide if illegal immigrants will be awarded in-state tuition breaks. in may, the governor signed the measure into law. but a short time ago, opponents of the dream act having validated enough. for now, the dream act is suspended. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. packing on the pounds. a state-by-state breakdown of the obesity epidemic, where maryland stands. i'm mike schuh. police are looking for an arsonist in edgemere. now they're asking for help. the story when we return. final farewell for a young mother and daughter, killed together while under police protection. i'm gigi barnett in baltimore county. that story is just ahead.

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daughter derricka parker. police discovered their bodies early last week. their family is still in disbelief. >> i could hear her voice in the back of my head. and she was told to come and see... >> reporter: police say this man, 28-year-old brian lamont eggleston, jr., shot avery and her daughter. he was avery's boyfriend. her family says she was pregnant with twins and wanted to break up. and eggleston was often abusive. >> why my sister and my niece? that's all i want to know. why my niece? >> reporter: police say at the time of the murders, the suspect and the victims lived together. but on the same day of the homicide, city police arrested eggleston on unrelated drug charges. now he faces two first-degree murder counts. as for avery's family -- [ crying ] >> she's in a better place.

>> and alicia avery was in a police witness program. city detectives say her death was not a result of being in their program. denise? >> all right. thank you, gigi. a preliminary hearing for eggleston is later this month. a string of fires in edgemere has people on alert tonight. mike schuh explains, police are asking for help. >> reporter: a few sundays ago, this telephone pole set ablaze. >> another fire around. >> another sunday. second dumpster. >> then this house. but early this past sunday morning, fires all around. >> at that location, a residence was set on fire. a business was set on fire. two sheds were set on fire. and three vehicles, as well as a dumpster. >> reporter: from here, it's almost any which way you turn. the dumpster, the shed. the house, and the apartment building. >> i heard sparks. i heard like pow, pow, pow, sparks. and i jumped out and looked out

my bedroom window. and i seen the sparks and i seen the house, you know, on fire. >> reporter: this neighbor was afraid of the arsonist. >> i'm scared to go to sleep at times. i leave my bedroom light on. this way, i'm scared to go to sleep. >> the business owner here. the roof of his shop ruined, is so disuftsed with what happened. he also doesn't want to be seen. >> and at these apartments, a couple with two babies scrambled out as the flames lit up the neighborhood. >> that's pretty big. it ought to be caught and punished. >> reporter: police now are trying to do just that. >> we do not have any leads at this time. we're asking for the public's help in reporting any suspicious behavior that they may have seen in that area that morning. or anyone they know who may be talking about this crime. >> reporter: mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> anyone with information is encouraged to call baltimore county police or baltimore county crimestopperless. a local action sports star will bring a lot of horse power to m&t bank staid yum saturday.

annapolis native travis pastrano was at the patrols as his monster truck was brought inside the parking lot today. inside, the dirt is being groomed for this year's monster truck jam. the car-crushing fun gets under way saturday night. that's saturday night, ladies and gentlemen. saturday night at 7:30. >> have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished you had one of those? [ laughter ] >> oh, yeah. well, some thunderstorms, some producing heavy downpours now. we had some warnings in effect for portions of northern aa county. southeastern baltimore county, as you can see. and still flash flood warning. a little left of harford county. we'll talk about that when we come right back.

the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max.

take a look at radar. we have a flash flood warning for northern pieces of a.a. county. and a little piece of baltimore city. a slow-moving thunderstorm producing heavy downpours. so be careful out there. also, southern portions of the harford county, still getting heavy rains right along i-95 and route 40 as you can see. around the city now, from downtown baltimore, literally, just south of downtown, over towards dundalk. heavy rain there, just moving through the middle river. and essex area, just south of chase. and extreme northern a.a. county. that storm is moving gentlemanly toward the region. that's why they issued the

flash flood warning. just a little piece. northeastern sections of anne arundel county. that's in effect until 9:00. we have seen one-inch rain reports in like 30 minutes in some of these cells. also to the west, although it's going to be expiring at 7:00. portions of allegheny county saw heavier rains this afternoon. around the region, most of the activity northwest of the region. not much going on in that region. but tomorrow, we expect this weak front across pennsylvania to move a little further south. and that will put a lot of this day tomorrow in the risk for heavy downpours. as you can see, still heavy activity, from the city to southern harford county and southern baltimore county and northern a.a. county. temperature-wise at the airport. reports for some of these rains. down in the low 60s and upper 70s. very isolated. these cool temps. 90 now. south/southeast winds at 10. 80, cumberland.

easton, hot at 93. ocean city at 84. the dew points up to 69. still very humid. 89, kent island, annapolis. 82, bel air. they had thunderstorms earlier. a lot of reports coming in somewhere where there are some places that have these storms. dow know -- now down to 69. southerly winds keep that warm, moist air coming in. tomorrow, we might see a bit of a shift of wind late in the day, as the front of the north begins to get a little further. that means the winds are eventually going to turn back to the north and northwest. but that is a saturday. that's when it should dry out. meantime, see all of this activity across the maryland pennsylvania border, still tonight and tomorrow. another storm system coming across. it will give us another shot of showers and thunderstorm activity. warm, moist air riding over that front. look for a dryer weekend. but wet friday, perhaps. 80 degrees. tonight, scattered storms. down to sphon.

tomorrow, what happened to tomorrow? we lost tomorrow. tomorrow will be a good friday. tomorrow, we'll see again, some late afternoon thunderstorms with heavy downpours likely. and a flash flood watch is in effect for late tomorrow, into tomorrow night. so be careful. if you enter any of these thunderstorms, the roads can quickly get covered with water. once again, turn around, don't drown. 5 to 6 inches of water can take your car away. believe it or not. >> i believe it. thank you, bob. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. an annapolis man is the only american sailing in a race around the world. i'm jessica kartalija. wjz speaks exclusively with him from his sailboat in the middle of the atlantic. his adventure coming up. a caylee anthony law in maryland. i'm pat warren. coming up on eyewitness news. find out what one lawmaker plans to do as a result of the casey anthony verdict. tabloid controversy. a teenager murdered. phone packed. a surprising announcement about the future of that paper.

it is just after 6:30. 90 degrees for the region. hello, everyone. here are some of the stories team are people are talking about tonight. stopping the presses. the british tabloid in the middle of a phone hacking scandal makes a surprising announcement. it's shutting down. rita nissan reports for wjz from london, with more on the controversy. >> reporter: news of the world will print its last edition this sunday. fallout from the phone hacking scandal is shutting down rupert murdoch's 168-year-old paper. reporters are accused of breaking into the voice mail of murder victims, the families of dead soldiers and celebrities. murdoch's son james made the announcement to staff, saying the news of the world is in the business of holding others to account, but it failed when it came to itself. there has been outrage across the country, even the british parliaments held an emergency session, expressing its disgust.

>> reporter: the scandal has been growing wider by the day. london's police forces are under investigation for taking bribes from reporters, looking for tips. >> reporter: the latest victims of the hacking appear to be former boyfriends of princess diana, lawyers of james hewett, attorney for dodi fayed. big veterans groups already cut ties with the paper. >> anyone who was aware of it and knew what was going on should face charges. >> reporter: now, a new deal to take over british sky broadcasting could also fall apart. >> until you see this matter. >> news of the world says it is now cooperating with police. and that staffers who acted wrongly will face the consequences. >> reporter: rita nissan, wjz eyewitness news. >> news of the world says it will not run any advertising on its final weekend, and it will give the paper's revenue to charitable causes. casey anthony is just days

away from walking free. today, she was sentenced to lying -- for lying to investigators, but it won't keep her in prison much longer. >> anthony will be released from jail next wednesday. because she's been in jail for three years, leading up to her trial, she only has to seven six more days, after being convicted of four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators. tuesday, she was found not guilty of killing her 2-year- old daughter caylee. outside the courthouse, protestors continue to gather. one says arrest the jury. the other, jury -- jurors 1 through 12, guilty of murder. >> the associated press are pressing the judge to release the in a minutes of the 12 jurors. the state senate minority leader here in maryland says her phones are ringing with demand from marylanders to do something to prevent similar cases from here. political reporter pat warren has more on plans for a caylee anthony law. >> reporter: the prosecution failed to prove its case to the

jury. >> people don't make accidents look like murder. >> reporter: the mother accused as a party girl, accused of killing her daughter and putting duct tape on her to have a good time is found not guilty of murder. >> not reporting your child missing? how often does that happen? casey should have reported her child was missing. >> reporter: she did not report caylee missing for 31 days, although she was charged with and convicted of lying to investigators. senator jacobs tells wjz, marylanders have been calling in outrage. >> we have been getting 30, 40 e-mails a day. and i've been getting them on my personal e-mail, too, from people who are just up in arms. >> reporter: senator jacobs has prefiled a bill to make failure to report a child missing or dead a felony in the state of maryland. >> evidently, there is a national group that is doing this and putting alerts out. they're going after all of their state legislators.

all over the country. because they feel like a great injustice has been done. >> reporter: you would think that calling police when a child is missing or deceased would be a reflex action. but as the country is now painfully aware, that's not always the case. in north baltimore, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> researcher is under way to determine what law is currently exist. let's get a live look at live doppler weather with bob. >> heavy rain. we're talking about the dundalk area. a little after 6:00, still a warning in effect as you can see this area right here. the storms have moved from northwest to southeast, particularly right along the i- 95, route 40 corridor. and the current storm is moving generally to the southeast. a piece of northern a.a. county right there. until 7:00 tonight. could be some heavy rain. we've already seen some 1- to 1

1/2-inch reports. we've also had reports over portions of harford county and northern baltimore county as well. flash flood warnings, however, has been canceled. tonight, anne arundel county police are asking for your help to find two people who may be in danger. they are looking for rachel fitzgerald, and john shmink. both were last seen july 4th in south baltimore. however, fitz gerald's car was found in anne arundel county. based on evidence in that car, they could be victims of assault. if you have information, please call police. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. more on the passing of baltimore colts great john mackey. and reviews of this weekend's new movies. for these stories and much more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. he is a home grown sailor

who took on an around-the-world challenge. ryan bremyer fell in love with ark napolis and is now living life on the water. jessica kartalija took up a line as he raced toward the finish line. >> oh, that is cold, cold water. >> reporter: sailing 25,000 nautical miles. >> that is moving awfully quick right now. in a nonstop race around the world, from barcelona, spain. >> the water is constantly over the cabin tops. >> reporter: at the helm, 34- year-old ryan brimyer of annapolis. >> right now, we're going 22 knots. >> reporter: a satellite links us to brimyer's yacht, neutrogena, in the middle. atlanticic ocean. >> 100 miles off the brazilian coast. about halfway up the coast of brazil. >> reporter: they brave extreme conditions in the world's most dangerous seas. >> fairly big storms with the biggest waves i've ever seen.

40 or 45-foot waves and 50 or 60-mile-an-hour winds. >> reporter: there are other around the world races but the barcelona race saturday only nonstop race with just two people on board. disast are strikes when the keel breaks on the neutrogena. >> do you ever stop during one of those situations and think, what am i doing out here? [ laughter ] >> yeah. definitely. lying on your stomach in a boat with hydraulic fluid covering you and trying to figure out what piece of a 100-part system is broken when you have no idea. and yeah, you definitely have days where you just wish you were at home. >> reporter: following the race from home, braymer's mother. >> what has dinnered you the most? >> the boat breaking. >> reporter: communicating via skype, she sees her son has lost 20 pounds. >> he was a big guy. now his face is really thin. >> 33 knot degrees. >> reporter: brimyer first

discovered a passion for sailing while at st. marry's college in maryland. >> he moved here to maryland to pursue his love of sailing and has been here ever since. >> reporter: after four mopghtsds on the water, braymyer and his coskipper are scheduled to arrive back in barcelona. an incredible accomplishment for his first race around the world. >> just an incredible accomplishment. and i'm super happy to be here really. >> reporter: jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> he now has his sights set on another around-the world race next year that he would do alone, with no stops at all. >> i would like to do a tour like that around the world. but in a much, much bigger bolt. >> and a cabin. >> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. final flight. less than 24 hours until the shuttle atlantis is set to

blast off. but will weather cause a delay? well, we have weather issues in our region. heavy thunderstorms causing rain. we'll have a complete forecast coming up. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's.

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nasa is keeping its fingers crossed. atlantis is set to blast off, shortly observe 11:30 a.m. the shuttle with a crew of four is the last mission to the international space station before the shuttle mission ends. private companies will take over the job of hauling cargo and crews to the international space station. in tonight's healthwatch, a new obesity report is rocking the medical world. in 1995, no state had an obesity rate above 20%. but today, all but one does. the report looks at state-by- state statistics over the last two decades. a dozen states topped 32% obesity. they included mississippi and alabama. maryland landed at 26%, with 27% obesity. scott pelley has a preview

of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. before the shuttle astronauts rocket into space, they get a list from a team of highly-trained elevator operators. but what happens to these when the shuttle program ends? find out tonight on the cbs evening news. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,

meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have the final look at the forecast. bob is tracking the storm. >> we've had one-inch hail reported in essex. and 1 to 1 1/2 inches of rain. some of these areas causing local flooding had as much as 4 to 6 inches ever water at the corner of mace and eastern boulevard there in the dundalk area. you can see how it's pretty move moving from northwest to southeast. a little piece of northern a.a. county could see that storm in the region in the next 10 to 15 minutes. although it's moving slowly. that's why we've seen such heavy rain amounts. tim has a look at that friday forecast. tim? >> as bob mentioned, we'll expect the same thing tomorrow, from the central portion of the state, right on down to the eastern shore. so your ocean city forecast does have the potential for

some thunderstorms in it, right on through tomorrow, and even a few widely scattered ones on saturday. water temperatures warming up nicely. then we'll look for sun on sunday. temperatures going up to about 80 degrees. not a washout. but definitely seeing -- keeping ran eye -- the skies. we'll see overnight showers and thundershowers, leaning into tomorrow. leading into tomorrow. and then by midday, we'll get up into the mid-80s. by tomorrow afternoon, we'll see again a chance of widely scattered showers. and some of those could be very, very gusty. for the next five days, we'll send it in to bob. >> some folks will see 1 to 2 inches ever rain easily tomorrow. this keeps temperatures down a bit. by the weekend, we'll begin to dry out. it will still be warm. 88, 91. 92. more humidity back monday. and look for a pop-up storm tuesday, with a high up to 92. denise? >> thank you, bob. an,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,

well, mark is here with the wjz the sports report. the world and the entire community we live in is mourning the loss of john mackey. >> we've lost a great one, no doubt. and it occurs when players and owners are involved in a labor dispute. later in his life as he battled

dementia, he stood as an example of the long-term dangers of all the hard hitting. he credited for changing the way the position of tight end was played. he was a five-time pro bowler and a super bowl champion with the baltimore colts. and among his career highlights is that famous 75-yard touchdown catch in a super bowl victory over the dallas cowboys. mackey was inducted into the pro football hall of fame in 1972. today, mackey revolutionalized the position. ravens owner steve bisciotti issued a statement that mackey set the standard by which ends are measured. there's other football news. veteran football quarterback carey collins calls it quits.

he leaves as one of the most prolific passers in history. but will always be remembered as the giants qb as one of the most punishing super bowl losses in history. in fact, four times and the giants had five turnovers. collins mayed for five -- played for five different teams. he was with the tennessee titans last season. in baseball, the orioles continue to come up short. today, it's a loss for adam jones, who came up short in the balloting. paul konerko of the white sox wins. shane victorino gets the nod in the national league. more important for the o's, the losses on the field. and the tough times continue. they are in boston, after losing three straight in texas. jeremy guthrie gave up six runs. four in the first inning. and that was just the start of a texas-sized beating. 13-5, the final. guthrie and the o's had dropped five of six.

starting pitching continues to be a problem. >> did not have a good outing, start to finish, really struggled. and had to work hard are than i should have had to work. so, you know, disappointed. and will try to lick our wounds. and forget about this series and have a better one in boston. >> jake arieta gets the chance to change the trend to starting pitching. o's are 2-2 in boston so far this season. o's hitter takes their swing. o's are 14 games left behind second-placed boston in standings. game time, 7:05. and this reminder. masn on wjz this sunday. see the series finale here. final game before the all-star game comes your way sunday. all at 1:30. highlights, we hope, tonight at 11:00 as the o's take on the sox. >>,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

that's it for us tonight. back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> for bob and much more ahead on the cbs evening news.

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